Grammar Part of Speech

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Appendix – 2

PARTS OF SPEECH(Workbook)

Researcher

Vimal Makwana

Guided by

Dr. Anil Ambasana

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY,RAJKOT (Gujarat)

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ADJECTIVE

Worksheet No: 2

Underline the Adjectives of quality in the following sentences.

1. Rama has a big farm.

2. I have red flowers.

3. This is a yellow turban.

4. Socrates was a great philosopher.

5. Mumbai is a busy city.

6. Kala is an intelligent girl.

7. Shivaji was a brave man.

8. This plant has small, yellow flowers.

9. The camel is a very useful animal.

10. Do you like sweet apples?

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Dear Student,

Read the instructions carefully and follow them.

Work at your own.

If any difficulties, ask your friend or the teacher for a help.

This is not an examination.

This exercise would help you to score higher in your future examinations.

Vimal Makwana

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NOUN

Worksheet No: 1

Underline the Proper Noun in the following sentences.

1. Rina has a farm.

2. Calcutta is a big city.

3. Arun dislikes flowers.

4. Kalpesh is my brother.

5. Ashoka was a wise king.

6. Kala is an intelligent girl.

7. Birbal is known for his wisdom.

8. Shohan is a brilliant student.

9. Mery went to the market.

10. What will you buy for Kiran?

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NOUN

Worksheet No: 2

Underline the Common Noun in the following sentences.

1. A chair has four legs.

2. A garden has tall trees.

3. The lion is a wild animal.

4. A cow gives milk.

5. An eye is blue or brown.

6. A fly is an insect.

7. We write with pens.

8. A mother is kind to her child.

9. The baby is smiling.

10. These flowers are beautiful.

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NOUN

Worksheet No: 3

Underline the Collective Noun in the following sentences.

1. A committee of ten was appointed.

2. The crowd was very big.

3. There was a fleet of ships in the harbor.

4. There are eleven players in a cricket team.

5. Our group was strong.

6. A herd of deer is running about.

7. A cluster of stars shines in the sky.

8. Mala lost her bunch of keys at the garden.

9. A gang of robbers was caught yesterday.

10. A crew sails in the sea.

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NOUN

Worksheet No: 4

Underline the Abstract Nouns in the following sentences.

1. Show your sympathy.

2. There was no sign of sorrow on her face.

3. It was still dark.

4. Idleness is the cause of fall.

5. He got into bad company.

6. Mayur is in danger.

7. Honesty is the best policy.

8. Show us your wisdom.

9. Kindness is a virtue.

10. We have love for God.

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NOUN

Worksheet No: 5

Underline the Material noun in the following sentences.

1. The pitcher is made of brass.

2. The cow eats grass.

3. We drink tea.

4. Iron and steel are hard and strong.

5. Many people smoke tobacco.

6. The bread is made from wheat.

7. The cow gives us milk.

8. There is sweetness in sugar.

9. Women draw water from wells.

10. The poor woman grinds corn for other people.

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ADJECTIVE

Worksheet No: 1

Tell whether the underlined adjective is attributive orpredicative. Write ‘A’ for attributive and ‘P’ for predicative adjectivein the bracket given beside the each sentence.

1. Newton was a great scientist. ( )

2. Suman was lazy. ( )

3. Look at that huge animal. ( )

4. Alpa likes spicy food. ( )

5. Chetak was a brave horse. ( )

6. The room was empty. ( )

7. A cow is a useful animal. ( )

8. Our servant is honest. ( )

9. Arun has two balloons. ( )

10. That crow is foolish. ( )

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ADJECTIVE

Worksheet No: 3

Underline the Adjectives of quantity in the following sentences.

1. A little work is better than no work.

2. The poor do not have enough money.

3. He has dedicated his whole life to the nation.

4. Have you got any money in your pocket?

5. We have sufficient spices.

6. The whole class was silent.

7. The cow ate some food.

8. There has been much snowfall this year.

9. I lent you the little money, I had.

10. She showed much wisdom.

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ADJECTIVE

Worksheet No: 4

Tell which kind of numeral adjective the bold word is and write them into the box given below.

1. Some of my friends live abroad.

2. Neither boy was true.

3. Every boy was in the class.

4. All the boys were in a white uniform.

5. Each person should obey traffic rules.

6. The first boy got the prize.

7. Many children like to play indoor games.

8. Meena got the fifth rank.

9. Any boy can do that sum.

10. Parul has two pens.

Definite

Indefinite

Distributive

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ADJECTIVE

Worksheet No: 5

Underline the Demonstrative adjective in the following sentences.

1. I like that flower.

2. She likes these dresses.

3. Those stars are in the sky.

4. That star is called the North Star.

5. Have you read this book which I am reading?

6. Do you like these shoes that I am wearing?

7. Will you give me that pen for this silver pencil?

8. I bought these apples from that shop in the street.

9. Those boys are not working hard.

10. These exercises are more difficult than those exercises that we did on

page two.

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ADJECTIVE

Worksheet No: 6

Underline the Interrogative adjective in the following sentences.

1. Which way shall we go now?

2. What age is he?

3. Which teacher do you like?

4. Whose saris are those?

5. What kind of toy does the child like?

6. Which book is yours?

7. Whose words did you quote?

8. Whose father is a police inspector?

9. Which song does grandfather like?

10. What colour is your car?

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ADJECTIVE

Worksheet No: 7

Write sentences of your own using possessive adjective: my, his, her,

your and our. Make two sentences of each adjective.

1. .................................................................................

2. .................................................................................

3. .................................................................................

4. .................................................................................

5. .................................................................................

6. ................................................................................

7. .................................................................................

8. .................................................................................

9. .................................................................................

10. ...............................................................................

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ADJECTIVE

Worksheet No: 8

Read the following paragraph and tell which kind of adjective thebold word is.

Mr. Dave is my favorite teacher. He teaches us English. He is

smart and handsome. He knows many games. He also tells us

interesting stories while teaching. He always keeps some sweets in his

cupboard. He gives sweet to those students who give correct answer. He

also guides us which books to read from library. He is really a good

teacher.

1. my……………..........................

2. smart…………..........................

3. handsome……...........................

4. many…………..........................

5. interesting………......................

6. some…………..........................

7. those…………..........................

8. correct………….......................

9. which…………........................

10. good…………….................................

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PRONOUN

Worksheet No: 1

Underline the Personal Pronouns in the following sentences.

1. He is Ramjibhai. That is his cart.

2. I have flowers. Their color is red.

3. Men and women are on the road. They are not in their houses.

4. Asha is a girl. This is her ring.

5. His name is Vinod. He is my brother’s friend.

6. This is a turban. Its color is yellow.

7. These are our pictures. Those are your pictures.

8. You are a soldier. This is your gun.

9. That is my mother. She is in the kitchen.

10. I am a pupil. This is my teacher.

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PRONOUN

Worksheet No: 2

Underline the Demonstrative Pronouns in the following sentences.

1. This is Radhika’s dress.

2. Those are their cars.

3. These are round tomatoes.

4. This is a short story.

5. That is a small village.

6. This is my uncle’s farm.

7. Those are sweet mangoes.

8. That is a rich lady.

9. These are flies.

10. That is a clean class.

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PRONOUN

Worksheet No: 3

Fill in the gaps using appropriate Relative Pronouns in the followingsentences:(who, what, whom, whose, which, that)

1. Mr. Mordia, _______ teaching is out-standing, is my class teacher.

2. They, ______ joined the national army, would prefer to die for the

freedom of our country.

3. All ______ glitters is not gold.

4. Most people get _____ they deserve.

5. I know the man _____ bicycle you bought.

6. The bird ______ sings sweetly is flying about.

7. The students ______ I teach Sanskrit are in the std. 10th.

8. The people ______ live in Gujarat are happy.

9. This is ______ I always insist on.

10. This is one of the best books ______ have been published this year.

11. This is the boy ______ the teacher punished.

12. Where is the shop ______ sells toys?

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PRONOUN

Worksheet No: 4

Fill in the gaps using appropriate Interrogative Pronouns in thefollowing sentences:

(who, what, whom, which, whose)

1. __________ of the boys wrote this answer?

2. __________ teaches you English?

3. __________ grammar book is this?

4. __________ is your question?

5. __________ broke this glass?

6. For __________ did you buy this bicycle?

7. __________ is your brother’s name?

8. __________ of them is the eldest?

9. __________ car is this?

10. __________ do you want to give this gift?

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PRONOUN

Worksheet No: 5

Pick out the Indefinite Pronouns from the following sentences

1. Each of the students in my class has declared walk out.

2. I have bought one pen. But now I want to buy the other one.

3. Do you know anything about result of our election?

4. One must think twice before one speaks.

5. Do you have any grammar book?

6. I have a lot of tea. I will give you some.

7. Everybody accepts his responsibilities.

8. Anyone can learn English.

9. Everyone likes to enjoy holidays.

10. Some are born teachers.

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PRONOUN

Worksheet No: 6

Fill in the blanks with Distributive Pronouns.

(each, either, or neither.)

1. _________ of the men wishes to talk with you.

2. _________ of the teachers teaches us Hindi satisfactory.

3. _________ of the roads may leads you to the theatre.

4. _________ of the women has done this work.

5. I discuss this point with _________ of the clerks.

6. _________ of the men has done injustice to you.

7. _________ of the students wants to go home.

8. There are fifty boys in the class. _________ is clever.

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PRONOUN

Worksheet No: 7

Tell whether the underlined pronoun is reflexive or empathic.Write ‘R’ for reflexive and ‘E’ for empathic pronoun in the bracketgiven beside the each sentences.

1. Rohini made this toy herself. ( )

2. The king himself gave the beggar a basket of jewels. ( )

3. He scolded himself. ( )

4. Have we got to do it all by ourselves? ( )

5. They blamed themselves for their failure. ( )

6. I bought it myself. ( )

7. She hated herself. ( )

8. I cut myself with a knife. ( )

9. You should love your neighbor as yourself. ( )

10. We often deceive ourselves. ( )

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PRONOUN

Worksheet No: 8

Complete the dialogue using pronouns:

Preeti : ................... is not my purse. This is red. ................. is green. I

am sure somebody has stolen.

Mother : You should have been careful. Are you sure ................. was on

the table?

Preeti : I .................. put it there.

Mother : How can a purse be safe on the table? You should blame

.............. for having lot it.

Just then Preeti found her purse lying in the cupboard.

Preeti : I have found my purse, Mama. But ................ put it in the

cupboard?

Father : I know the person ................ put it there.

Preeti : ................. is it, Papa?

Father : You ................. . You put it there and forgot about it.

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VERB

Worksheet No: 1

Pick out the Verbs from the following sentences and write ‘A’ for action

verbs and ‘N’ for non action verbs.

1. The teacher gives us a lesson. [ ]

2. The woodman was honest. [ ]

3. It is a good news. [ ]

4. The train went quickly. [ ]

5. She told me this story. [ ]

6. We ran two miles. [ ]

7. The girls are pretty. [ ]

8. I wrote a letter [ ]

9. I have fond of music. [ ]

10. The bell rings in the morning. [ ]

11. The pupils open their books. [ ]

12. Ram and Rahim were close friends. [ ]

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ADVERB

Worksheet No: 1

Underline the Adverbs of Manner in the following sentences.

1. Birbal asked the minister not to talk foolishly.

2. Does he really think so?

3. Yours sincerely.

4. He lives happily.

5. The stars are shining brightly in the sky.

6. Do not talk loudly in the class.

7. You did your work well.

8. I sleep soundly at night.

9. The children play merrily on the sand.

10. A faithful servant serves faithfully.

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ADVERB

Worksheet No: 2

Underline the Adverbs of Place in the following sentences.

1. She is found nowhere.

2. Please, come in.

3. My brother has gone out.

4. The child fell backwards.

5. Is there anything inside?

6. Come here, I want to speak to you.

7. You found such people everywhere.

8. We looked forward at the lake.

9. The beggar is standing there.

10. Let us wait for him here.

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ADVERB

Worksheet No: 3

Underline the Adverbs of Time in the following sentences.

1. You came after I had arrived.

2. He never listens to anybody.

3. He is always regular in his work.

4. Pupils should get up early.

5. They never come late.

6. She has already come.

7. I have a letter from my brother lately.

8. Wasted time never returns.

9. He comes here daily.

10. My father is not at home now.

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ADVERB

Worksheet No: 4

Underline the Adverbs of Degree in the following sentences.

1. They were good enough to help me.

2. He has completely changed his views.

3. We are well prepared for any eventuality.

4. It is extremely hot today.

5. You are rather late.

6. She was too careless.

7. It was very tragic.

8. You are entirely right.

9. I am fully prepared.

10. These mangoes are almost ripe.

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ADVERB

Worksheet No: 5

Underline the Adverbs of Frequency in the following sentences.

1. I have told you twice.

2. The postman called again.

3. She is always late.

4. They often go there.

5. Our uncle frequently visits us.

6. I have visited the Taj only once.

7. They talked to each other again.

8. They never go to films.

9. We visited Rajkot twice.

10. Raj always stands first in all competition.

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PREPOSITION

Worksheet No: 1

Fill in the blanks with the help of the Simple Preposition.

1. My father will come ______ Thursday.

2. Please look ______ the black board.

3. I will go to school ______ the morning.

4. The farmer is sleeping _______ a tree.

5. He said that ______ my good.

6. Kapil has been working ______ morning.

7. The horse jumped ______ the fence.

8. The teacher is fond ______ Ramola.

9. She did not go ______ school.

10. My sister cut the apple ______ a knife.

11. A car passed ______ me.

12. My school is ______ my father’s office.

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PREPOSITION

Worksheet No: 2

Fill in the blanks with the help of the Compound Preposition.

1. He walked ______ the main road.

2. The teacher sat ______ us.

3. The cat is hiding ______ the door.

4. We are talking _______ our neighbors.

5. The moral law is _______ the civil law.

6. We shall meet _______ Christmas.

7. I will come back _______ an hour.

8. I can’t stand _______ my family’s help.

9. He sat _______ Raju and Tarun.

10. ________ a car, he wants to buy a bike.

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PREPOSITION

Worksheet No: 3

Pick out the prepositions in this passage:

Love is a very positive force in our life. Being loved by someone is a

great blessing. A young man was sent to jail for a petty theft. A priest saw

him sitting among criminals. He felt sorry for him, put his hand on his back

and asked him why he was there. The young man said, “Father, on one

loved me. No one cared for me. If someone had stood near me and patted

me on my back as you are doing, I would not have here.”

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CONJUNCTION

Worksheet No: 1

Underline the Co-ordinating Conjunctions in the following sentences.

1. Come and sit with me.

2. Manoj is neither clever nor hardworking.

3. He is both a poet and a dramatist.

4. Do you want to watch TV or listen to the radio?

5. The teacher will teach either English or tell a story.

6. However clever Mayank is, he is not industrious.

7. I was angry, still I did not scold him.

8. You must apologize otherwise you will not be allowed to come to

school.

9. Mahesh is a good boy, therefore all teachers like him.

10. Meera as well as Asha learnt English.

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INTERJECTION

Worksheet No: 1

Underline the Interjection in the following sentences.

1. Ah! that feels good.

2. Alas! she's dead now.

3. Hello John! How are you today?

4. Hey! look at that!

5. Oh! You're here!

6. Ouch! That hurts!

7. Wow! I won the lottery!

8. Oh! I don't know about that.

9. Alas! the lady is no more.

10. Hello! My car's gone!

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Appendix – 3

Computer Assisted Language Learning Package

For

PARTS OF SPEECH

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

USER MANUAL

ResearcherVimal Makwana

M.A., M.Ed.

GuideDr. Anil Ambasana

B.Sc., M.Ed., C.I.C., Art., Ph.D.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONSAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY

RAJKOT

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USER MANUAL

The present CALL Package has been developed to assist the teachers of high

school and P.T.C. college in instructing ‘Parts of Speech’ of English Grammar. It also

guides the learners who aspires for self learning. For its effective use the user should

read, understand and follow this manual.

Objectives

To motivate the students to learn the Parts of Speech

To motivate the students to learn through an unconventional method.

To create and to promote the interest of the students in learning the Parts of

Speech

To clarify the concept and importance of Parts of Speech

To clarify the concept of Parts of Speech, ways of using Parts of Speech, and

different kinds of Parts of Speech

To enable the students to comprehend Parts of Speech with verbal as well as non-

verbal content i.e. pictures.

The CALL Package

The CALL Package consists of the following:

1. C.D. ROM

This C.D. Rom contains nine power point slide show having 788

slides of the content. In each power point slide show the slides included as in

Parts of Speech 05, Noun 102, Adjective 128, Pronoun 174, Verb 60, Adverb

66, Preposition 189, Conjunction 48 and Interjection 16. Out of which a

specific number of slides are to be exhibited in each period according to the

schedule given at the end of this manual.

2. Work Book

The workbook contains 32 worksheets. In each workbook the

worksheet are as Noun 05, Adjective 08, Pronoun 08, Verb 01, Adverb 05,

Preposition 03, Conjunction 01 and Interjection 01. The learners are supposed

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to write answers as described in the paragraph ‘Operation of the slide show’.

Workbook is developed for the learners to judge their progress and the

teacher to know the result of each parts of the programme.

3. The Unit Tests

The research contains eight unit tests. Each unit test contains marks as Noun

(52), Adjective (49), Pronoun (70), Verb (20), Adverb (30), Preposition (30),

Conjunction (20) and Interjection (16). Figure in the brackets indicate marks

of the tests.

4. The Answer Key

This is to help and guide the teacher in evaluating post-tests. Correct answer

of each question and detailed score are given in the key.

5. User Manual

It is detailed guideline to the user how to use and operate the programme

effectively. (Which you are presently reading.)

Requirements

The following apparatus and materials are required for the

commencement of the Package.

Computer System with OS Windows XP

Multimedia Projector

Projection Screen

C.D. ROM

Workbook

Unit tests

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Selection Of The Room, Sitting Arrangement And Arrangement Of The

Apparatus

The present Package can be conducted in two ways. (1) With computer

monitor (2) With multimedia projector. About 20 students can learn while using

monitor and 40 students can learn while using multimedia projector.

The distance of the students from the screen should be in such away that

each of the student can read easily from the serene. The seating arrangement is

show in the figures given below.

45o 45o

5 feet distance

Seating Arrangement

According to the best view zone the sitting arrangement should be done.

In that, the students in the back row occupy, the space left between the students

of the front row and this way each student gets a clear and direct view of the

screen. The room should be free from noise pollution and other external

disturbing lights.

Orientation Towards CALL Package

Before commencing the Package in the classroom the teacher should

preview the whole Package himself / herself. The teacher should introduce the

learners with a general short discussion of the content, objectives and Computer

Screen

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Assisted Language Learning Package. He / She should tell them that this is an

educational programme and not en entertaining one.

The teacher should ask the learners to note down any point which they

could not grasp during the programme and ask it when the slide show is over.

Steps For Implementation Of CALL Package

1. Operation Of The Slide Show

Start the slide show of Parts of Speech with the help of CD ROM of Parts

of Speech and C.D. drive.

Explain the presentation of the content.

After the explanation of each part, self-testing exercise is given which is

under the head of ‘Test Your Understanding’.

At the ends of each of the section, the learners should be given workbook

and asked to write answers of the worksheet of that section.

The teacher should supervise the students working.

After the students have finished writing answers they should be provided

with the correct answers and they should be asked to check their answers

by exchanging their workbook with their classmates.

2. The Outline Planning Of Each Section

The schedule is written below.

Day Content Time

1

Kinds of Parts of Speech (Slide 1- 5)

Noun (Slide 1- 2)

What is Noun? (Slide 3 - 14)

Kinds of Noun (Slide 15 - 16)

45 / 55 minutes

2

Proper Noun (Slide 17- 33)

Common Noun (Slide 34- 51)

Collective Noun (Slide 52- 68)

45 / 55 minutes

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3Abstract Noun (Slide 69- 87)

Material Noun (Slide 88- 101)45 / 55 minutes

4 UNIT TEST (Noun) 45 / 55 minutes

5

Adjective (Slide 1- 2)

What is adjective? (Slide 3- 13)

Ways of using adjective (Slide 14- 30)

Kinds of adjective (Slide 31- 32)

Adjective of quality (Slide 33- 45)

45 / 55 minutes

6

Adjective of quantity (Slide 46- 58)

Adjective of number (Slide 59- 75)

Demonstrative adjective (Slide 76- 98)

45 / 55 minutes

7Interrogative adjective (Slide 99- 113)

Possessive adjective (Slide 114- 128)45 / 55 minutes

8 UNIT TEST (Adjective) 45 / 55 minutes

9

Pronoun (Slide 1- 2)

What is pronoun? (Slide 3- 5)

Kinds of pronoun (Slide 6- 7)

Personal Pronoun (Slide 8- 29)

Demonstrative pronoun (Slide 30- 53)

45 / 55 minutes

10 Relative pronoun (Slide 54- 90) 45 / 55 minutes

11Interrogative pronoun (Slide 91- 113)

Indefinite pronoun (Slide 114- 132)45 / 55 minutes

12 Distributive pronoun (Slide 133- 154) 45 / 55 minutes

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Emphatic and Reflexive pronoun

(Slide 155- 174)

13 UNIT TEST (Pronoun) 45 / 55 minutes

14

Verbs (Slide 1- 2)

What is verb? (Slide 3- 13)

Kinds of verb (Slide 14- 15)

Action verbs (Slide 16- 26)

45 / 55 minutes

15Non action verbs (Slide 27- 48)

Exercise (Slide 49- 60)45 / 55 minutes

16 UNIT TEST (Verbs) 45 / 55 minutes

17

Adverb (Slide 1- 2)

What is adverb? (Slide 3- 8)

Kinds of simple adverb (Slide 9- 10)

Adverb of Manner (Slide 11- 21)

Adverb of Place (Slide 22- 28)

Adverb of Time (Slide 29- 39)

45 / 55 minutes

18

Adverb of Degree (Slide 40- 46)

Adverb of Frequency (Slide 47- 57)

Points to remember (Slide 58)

Formation of adverb (Slide 59- 66)

45 / 55 minutes

19 UNIT TEST (Adverb) 45 / 55 minutes

20 Preposition (Slide 1- 2) 45 / 55 minutes

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What is preposition (Slide 3- 8)

Kinds of preposition (Slide 9- 10)

Simple Preposition (Slide 11- 48)

(in, at, with, to, by)

Exercise (Slide 49- 51)

21


(on, over, under, near, into)


45 / 55 minutes

22


(from, for, since, of, off)


45 / 55 minutes

23

Compound Preposition (Slide 117- 139)

(about, above, across, along)


(among, between) (Slide 143- 152)

45 / 55 minutes

24

Compound Preposition

(before, behind) (Slide 153- 162)


(beside, besides, within, without)

(Slide 166- 185)


45 / 55 minutes

25 UNIT TEST (Preposition) 45 / 55 minutes

26

Conjunction (Slide 1- 2)

What is conjunction? (Slide 3- 7)

Kinds of conjunction (Slide 8- 9)

Co-ordinating conjunction (Slide 10- 11)

Kinds of co-ordinating conjunction

45 / 55 minutes

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(Slide 12)

Cumulative co-ordinating-conjunction

(Slide 13- 20)

Adversative co-ordinating- conjunction

(Slide 21- 28)

27

Alternative co-ordinating –conjunction

(Slide 29- 36)

Illative co-ordinating conjunction

(Slide 37- 42)


45 / 55 minutes

28 UNIT TEST (Conjunction) 45 / 55 minutes

29 Interjection (Slide 1- 16) 45 / 55 minutes

30 UNIT TEST (Interjection) 45 / 55 minutes

3. Unit Tests

At the end of each Parts of Speech, the teacher can administer the unit

tests as post-test.

The teacher may assess the test papers according to the answer key and

know the achievement of the learners.

* * * * *

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Appendix – 4

List of Experts

1. Prof. C.K. KumbharanaAsst. ProfessorM.C.A. Department,Saurashatra UniversityRajkot

2. Prof. P.V. JobanutraHead, Computer DepartmentShri P.D.Malaviya Commerce CollegeRajkot

3. Dr. Jayesh SutriyaJun. LecturerDistrict Institute of Education and ResearchAmreli

4. Harshad MahetaLecturerT.N. Rao College of EducationRajkot

5. Michael FernandeoAsst. TeacherG.S.L. Public SchoolRajpipla

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Appendix – 5

C.D.-ROM

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Subject: English grammar Unit: Noun

Student’s name: ________________________________ Roll No._____

School: ______________________________________ Time: 45minutes

Mark Obtained:

Que. No. 1 2 3 4 TotalMaximum Marks 22 10 10 10 52Obtain Marks

Q. 1 Pick out the proper and common nouns in the sentences given

below and fill them correctly in the given columns. 22

1. Miss Kajal has an umbrella.

2. Pintu eats a banana.

3. Tina has a new bag.

4. I went to Italy by plane.

5. Mrs. Patel buys tomatoes and cabbages.

6. We visited the zoo on Saturday.

7. Piggy has two dolls.

8. The river Nile is in Egypt.

9. We went to America last March.

10. There are some books on the table.

proper nouns proper nouns common nouns common nouns

___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

___________ ___________ ____ _______ ___________

___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

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Q. 2 Replace the underlined words with suitable collective nouns

and rewrite the sentences. 10

1. A lot of people gathered on the beach.

____________________________________________________

2. The man took his wife and children to the zoo.

____________________________________________________

3. The group of cows grazed on the hill.

____________________________________________________

4. The teacher told a story to the group of students.

____________________________________________________

5. The number of sailors stood on the deck.

____________________________________________________

6. The captain led his group of players to the ground.

____________________________________________________

7. The dog helped the shepherd guard his group of sheep.

____________________________________________________

8. The violent group of people throws stones.

____________________________________________________

9. The children gave granny a collection of flowers.

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10. The general led his victorious groupof soldiers home.

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Q. 3 Under line the Abstract Noun in the following sentences. 10

1. His foolishness led to his downfall.

2. The streets of Singapore are known for their cleanliness.

3. The people mourned the death of their beloved leader.

4. “I want to know the truth”, said the teacher.

5. The boy’s laziness upset his mother.

6. Switzerland is famous for its natural beauty.

7. Slavery was abolished in America long ago.

8. King gives away a lot of money in charity.


10. King Solomon’s wisdom brought him a lot of fame.

Q. 4 Under line the Material Noun in the following sentences. 10

1. Is there any sugar in the tin?

2. This spoon is made of silver.

3. That tub is made of plastic.

4. Please give him some water.

5. Chocolates are made of cocoa.

6. This palace is made of stone.

7. This flag is made of paper.

8. The naughty boy threw stones on the dog.


10. This table is made of wood.

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Subject : English grammar Unit : Adjective

Student’s name: ________________________________ Roll No. _____

School: _______________________________________Time: 45minutes

Mark Obtained:

Que. No. 1 2 3 4 5 TotalMaximum Marks 10 10 10 10 08 48Obtain Marks

Q. 1 Find out the adjective in each of the following sentences and write

that adjective in the space given. 10

1. Delhi is a big city. __________________

2. I have much work to do. __________________

3. Few boys love to study. __________________

4. One boy comes here to see you. __________________

5. Which book do you want? __________________

6. This house is mine. __________________

7. What time did he go? __________________

8. All men are mortal. __________________

9. Do you like my bike? __________________

1. I like her eyes. __________________

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Q. 2 Tell whether the underlined adjective is attributive or predicative.

Write the answer in the space given. 10

1. Vinod is a noble boy. __________________

2. She is beautiful. __________________

3. These are sweet apples. __________________

4. Birbal was wise. __________________

5. Taj Mahal is a historical monument. __________________

6. An honest leader is a pride of a nation. __________________

7. The night was dark. __________________

8. Nisha is a beautiful girl. __________________

9. He was a poor man. __________________

10. The box is heavy. __________________

Q. 3 Fill in the blank with appropriate word given in the bracket. 10( big, woolen, pure, what, mischievous thirty, silver, whose,first, new)

1. He got the _________ prize.

2. We should always drink _________ water.

3. This is our _________ house.

4. _________ a piece of work is man!

5. A month has _________ days.

6. There is a _________ tree near my house.

7. _________ pen is this?

8. Every cloud has a _________ lining.

9. We wear _________ clothes in winter.

10. Roza is a very _________ child.

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Q. 4 Read the paragraph carefully and tell which kind of adjective the

underlined word is. Write them in the box given bellow. 08

A little boy once stole a book and brought it to his mother. The

mother sold the book for ten rupees and gave him two rupees as a reward.

The boy was happy.

When the boy grew up, he became a notorious thief. He committed

serious crimes too. At last he was caught, tried and sentenced to death.

When he was being taken to be hanged, he said he wanted to see his mother.

When the mother came near, he bit her ear off. The mother cried with great

pain.

“What crime has the mother committed? Why did you bite her ear

off?” old man asked him.

“She should have given me severe punishment when I committed the

first theft. Had she given me that punishment, I would have been an honest

man today,” replied the thief.

Quality Quantity Numeral Demonstrative Interrogative Possessive

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Q. 5 Match adjectives given in A with nouns given in B. 10

(A)Adjective (B)Noun

1) stupid a) chance

2) greedy b) step

3) dangerous c) merchant

4) national d) answer

5) golden e) problem

6) airy f) colours

7) natural g) programme

8) sweet h) song

9) weekly i) day

10) cloudy j) room

Answers:

1) ↔ ____ 2) ↔ ____ 3) ↔ ____ 4) ↔ ____ 5) ↔ ____

6) ↔ ____ 7) ↔ ____ 8) ↔ ____ 9) ↔ ____ 10) ↔ ____

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Subject : English grammar Unit: Pronoun



Mark Obtained:

Que. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TotalMaximum Marks 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 70Obtain Marks

Q. 1 Rewrite each sentence. Replace the underlined words with a

Personal Pronoun. 10

1. Mansi and I had to leave early for school.

___________________________________________________

2. Ravi and Raja helped the teacher.

___________________________________________________

3. Where did Janki go?

___________________________________________________

4. Was that Alpa’s phone ringing?

___________________________________________________

5. I wonder if Dewang knows the phone number.

___________________________________________________

6. Let's go for a ride in my brother’s car.

___________________________________________________

7. Kalpesh, Nisha, Bina, and Raju went to the game together.

___________________________________________________

8. This is Raman and Kavita’s school.

___________________________________________________

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9. Vipul is writing a report on Thomas Edison.

___________________________________________________

10. Do you want to go to the party with Heena and Jayshree?

___________________________________________________

Q. 2 Pick out the Demonstrative pronoun from the following

sentences. 10

1. That is his car.

2. Those are your toys.

3. This is our farm.

4. Those are their tractors.

5. That is my bag.

6. This is your purse.

7. Those are his kites.

8. That is her pen.

9. This is our school.

10. That is their shop.

Q. 3 Fill in the blanks with relative pronouns: 10

1. God helps those _______ help themselves.

2. This is all _______ I wanted to say.

3. Listen to _______ I say.

4. The driver _______ was dead drunk lost control of the vehicle.

5. I have found the purse _______ I had lost.

6. The sun ______rays give us head and light is often worshipped as

God.

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7. There is nothing _______ I would not do for you.

8. A young lady _______ I knew came to our help.

9. This young lady is facing the same problems _______ I have

faced.

10. The tiger _______ had turned a man-eater could not be located

Q. 4 Pick out the Interrogative pronoun from the following

sentences. 10

1. Who is in charge?

2. Whom do you think we should invite?

3. Whose is this book?

4. Which jumper do you like?

5. What did she say?

6. Whom did you phone?

7. Who wrote the novel ‘Gujarat no nath’?

8. What is her phone number?

9. Which is your mother?

10. What do you want?

Q. 5 Pick out the Indefinite pronoun from the following

sentences. 10

1. All the students of my class went on a picnic.

2. He has two sons. Each of them got the prize.

3. There is something in your hair. I think it is a bug.

4. One of the peons may go home.

5. Have you any book?

6. I saw nothing in the cupboard.

7. Anyone can prepare tea for me.

8. Everyone was looking at his bread.

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11. Some are born great.

Q. 6 Pick out the Distributive pronoun from the following

sentences. 10

1. Neither of my two friends comes to help me.

2. Each of these pen knifes costs ten rupees.

3. He has two daughters, but neither of them go to school.

4. Either of two boys is wrong.

5. I have two cars but I like neither of them.

6. Each of my sister got five rupees.

7. Either of the two mangoes is ripe.

8. Neither of these girls is dull.

9. There are fifty students in each class.

10. Neither of the two books is costly.

Q. 7 Tell which pronouns in the following sentences are Reflexive and

which Emphatic. Write “R” for Reflexive and “E” for Emphatic.

10

1. She herself confessed her guilt. ( )

2. The fairy will go herself. ( )

3. The farmer hurt himself with an axe. ( )

4. The dove itself will bring a letter for the princess. ( )

5. Children, teach yourselves not to tell a lie. ( )

6. The old man built the hut himself. ( )

7. I wash my self when I get up. ( )

8. They have got themselves into a mess. ( )

9. I my self heard the remark. ( )

10. Some people are always talking about themselves. ( )

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Subject : English grammar Unit : Verb



Mark Obtained:

Que. No. 1 2 TotalMaximum Marks 10 10 20Obtain Marks

Q.1 Underline the verbs in the following sentences and write whether

they are action verbs or not action verbs. 10

1. The baby crawls across the floor.

2. Science is my favorite subject.

3. The rocket blasts into the sky.

4. The boys were hungry.

5. I searched for my missing sock.

6. The sun is in the sky.

7. Mayur clicked the computer mouse.

8. Dr. Vala examines his patient.

9. Those flowers are red.

10. Seven fish swim in the aquarium.

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Q. 2 Read each set of words. Determine which word is the verb and

write it on the line. 10

1. walk after boot candy _____________

2. tastes dice finger easy _____________

3. crayon hair stays into _____________

4. jail remains key door _____________

5. looks my nickel pail _____________

6. eat boat goat hole _____________

7. mouse pink needs oar _____________

8. is jar king letter _____________

9. art break daily cookie _____________

10. wall you smells zoo _____________

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Subject : English grammar Unit : Adverb



Mark Obtained:

Que. No. 1 2 3 TotalMaximum Marks 10 10 10 30Obtain Marks

Q. 1 Fill in the blank with appropriate word given in the bracket. 10

( well, happily, angrily, greedily, fluently, simply, gently,

wonderfully, carelessly, loudly)

1. She smiles _________ .

2. He shouts _________ .

3. She speaks English _________ .

4. They spoke to us _________ .

5. Rajesh drives _________ .

6. The boy looked at the chocolate box _________ .

7. Rehman plays the piano _____________.

8. Kala dances really _________ .

9. You _________ have to put one word in each space.

10. The mother _______ laid the baby in the bed.

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Q. 2 Find out the adverb in each of the following sentences and write

that adverb in the space given. 10

1. It took nearly two hours to get here. __________

2. This is the place where he fell down. __________

3. They were always friendly. __________

4. I often play badminton with my sister. __________

5. My father is rarely late for work. __________

6. I have never seen such courage. __________

7. The mail carrier finally arrived. __________

8. We ran out to meet her. __________

9. I searched everywhere for my book. __________

10. We go for a walk daily. __________

Q. 3 Pick out the adverbs in these sentences and say what kind of

adverb the are: 10

1. The doctor carefully examined my father. ________________

2. It is raining outside. ________________

3. I shall come soon. ________________

4. He tried twice but could not access the site. ________________

5. The hall is nearly packed. ________________

6. Dr. Kothari is seldom wrong in his diagnosis. ________________

7. The farmer tried hard to find a customer. ________________

8. I looked for my missing notebook everywhere. ________________

9. He never eats fast food. ________________

10. I am feeling much better. ________________

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Subject : English grammar Unit : Preposition



Mark Obtained:

Que. No. 1 2 3 TotalMaximum Marks 10 10 10 30Obtain Marks

Q. 1 Fill in the blanks with appropriate Simple Prepositions. Select

these prepositions from the ones given in the brackets: 10

1. He sat ________ the table to write a letter. (at, on)

2. We rested ________ a tree. (under, below)

3. They have been troubling us_______ the begging. (since, from)

4. She was born _______ Mumbai. (at, in)

5. She cut the vegetables _______ a knife. (by, with)

6. Come _______ the garden, please. (in, into)

7. The work should be finished ______ Sunday. (by, till)

8. We stay _______ the metro station. (near, under)

9. The fox jumped _______ the wall. (over, on)

10. We went Simla _______ train. (by, in)

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Q. 2 Under line the Compound Prepositions. 10

1. I shall be back within a week.

2. A small table was lying between the two chairs.

3. One should think twice before one takes one step.

4. The flag waved above our heads.

5. They went along the railway line looking for the missing child.

6. Please put this bag beside the box.

7. Besides giving me books, she gave me her notes.

8. Distribute these books among the children.

9. Paresh swam across the river.

10. There is no rose without thorns.

Q.3 Tick the correct preposition: 10

1. The soldier’s sword lay (with, by, from) his side.

2. The frog jumped (in, into, at) the pond.

3. He sat (beside, besides) his cottage door.

4. I bought this book (for, with, in) fifty rupees.

5. I prefer milk (than, from, to) tea.

6. Do you trust (in, on, over) God?

7. The train stops (at, on, in) many stations.

8. Mohan is swimming (in, on, over) the lake.

9. The snake was killed (by, with, to) a stick.

10. The aero plane was flying (on, above, over) the clouds.

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Subject: English grammar Unit: Conjunctions



Mark Obtained:


Q. 1 Under lined the conjunctions in the following sentences. 10

(Cumulative and Adversative co-ordinating conjunctions)

1. He fell off a horse and hurt his leg.

2. Her writing is good but her spellings are weak.

3. He is more than eighty years old; still he is quite healthy.

4. Make hay while the sun shines.

5. The thief was both fines and imprisoned.

6. He as well as you is innocent.

7. Congratulations, Mohini, you type not only quickly but also

accurately.

8. I am all right, only I am tired.

9. Many villagers are illiterate, however wise they are.

10. She no less than he is regular.

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(Alternative and Illative co-ordinating conjunctions)

1. You must apologies, or you will be dismissed.

2. He is neither lazy nor careless.

3. Let me take leave of you, for I am getting late.

4. Either attend to your lesson or leave the class.

5. We missed the bus, therefore we took a taxi.

6. You must be bold, or you will not be able to face the world.

7. He did not report in time, so he was not selected.

8. We can either walk down or take a bus.

9. Hurry up, otherwise you will be late for the school.

10. She will rise in life, for she is sincere and hardworking.

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Subject: English grammar Unit: Interjection


School: ______________________________________Time: 15 minutes

Mark Obtained:


Q. 1 Circle the interjection in each sentence. 10

1. Hey! You left me behind.

2. Ouch! That soup is hot.

3. Yow! That cave is very deep.

4. Hurray! We won the game.

5. Wow! Raja hit the ball far.

6. Aw! There is no more popcorn.

7. Hurry! I saw something scary in the cave.

8. Alas! I cannot go with you.

9. Ah, I see what you mean.

10. Bravo! You aced the test.

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Q. 2 Two children are chatting on the internet. Their interjectionshave got mixed up. Rewrite these sentences using the correctinterjections. 6

Oh! Where were you yesterday? I tried your number many times. Do you

know Sachin Tendulkar is coming to school tomorrow?

Alas! Sachin Tendulkar! That’s really great.

Hello! I won’t be able to meet him. I’ve to go for an elocution competition.

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Scoring Key

Subject: English grammar Unit: Noun

Marks: 52 Time: 45minutes

Q. 1 Pick out the proper and common nouns in the sentences given

below and fill them correctly in the given columns. 22

For each correct finding of noun one mark is to be given.

Proper nouns Proper nouns Common nouns Common nouns

Miss Kajal Piggy umbrella zoo

Pintu Nile banana dolls

Tina Egypt bag river

Itly America plane books

Mrs. Patel March tomatoes table

Saturday cabbages

Q. 2 Replace the underlined words with suitable collective nouns

and rewrite the sentences. 10

For each correct selection of appropriate word is to be given one mark.

1. A crowd gathered on the beach.

2. The man took his family to the zoo.

3. The herd grazed on the hill.

4. The teacher told a story to the class.

5. The crew stood on the deck.

6. The captain led his team to the ground.

7. The dog helped the shepherd guard his flock.

8. The mob throws stones.

9. The children gave granny a bouquet.

10. The general led his victorious army home.

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Q. 3 Under line the Abstract Noun in the following sentences. 10

For each correct finding of Abstract Noun one mark is to be

given.

1. His foolishness led to his downfall.

2. The streets of Singapore are known for their cleanliness.

3. The people mourned the death of their beloved leader.

4. “I want to know the truth”, said the teacher.

5. The boy’s laziness upset his mother.

6. Switzerland is famous for its natural beauty.

7. Slavery was abolished in America long ago.

8. King gives away a lot of money in charity.


10. King Solomon’s wisdom brought him a lot of fame.

Q. 4 Under line the Material Noun in the following sentences. 10

For each correct finding of Material Noun one mark is to be

given.

1. Is there any sugar in the tin?

2. This spoon is made of silver.

3. That tub is made of plastic.

4. Please give him some water.

5. Chocolates are made of cocoa.

6. This palace is made of stone.

7. This flag is made of paper.

8. The naughty boy threw stones on the dog.


10. This table is made of wood.

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Scoring Key

Subject: English grammar Unit: Adjective


Q. 1 Find out the adjective in each of the following sentences and write

that adjective in the space given. 10

For each correct finding of adjective one mark is to be given.

1. Delhi is a big city. big

2. I have much work to do. much

3. Few boys love to study. few

4. One boy comes here to see you. one

5. Which book do you want? which

6. This house is mine. this

7. What time did he go? what

8. All men are mortal. all

9. Do you like my bike? my

10. I like her eyes. her

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Q. 2 Tell whether the underlined adjective is attributive or predicative.

Write the answer in the space given. 10

One mark is to be given for each correct answer.

1. Vinod is a noble boy. attributive

2. She is beautiful. predicative

3. These are sweet apples. attributive

4. Birbal was wise. predicative

5. Taj Mahal is a historical monument. attributive

6. An honest leader is a pride of a nation. attributive

7. The night was dark. predicative

8. Nisha is a beautiful girl. attributive

9. He was a poor man. attributive

10.The box is heavy. predicative

Q. 3 Fill in the blank with appropriate word given in the bracket. 10( big, woolen, pure, what, mischievous thirty, silver, whose,first, new)For each correct selection of appropriate word is to be given onemark.

1. He got the first prize.

2. We should always drink pure water.

3. This is our new house.

4. What a piece of work is man!

5. A month has thirty days.

6. There is a big tree near my house.

7. Whose pen is this?

8. Every cloud has a silver lining.

9. We wear woolen clothes in winter.

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10. Roza is a very mischievous child.

Q. 4 Read the paragraph carefully and tell which kind of adjective the

underlined word is. Write them in the box given bellow. 08

A little boy once stole a book and brought it to his mother. The

mother sold the book for ten rupees and gave him two rupees as a reward.

The boy was happy.

When the boy grew up, he became a notorious thief. He committed

serious crimes too. At last he was caught, tried and sentenced to death.

When he was being taken to be hanged, he said he wanted to see his mother.

When the mother came near, he bit her ear off. The mother cried with great

pain.

“What crime has the mother committed? Why did you bite her ear

off?” old man asked him.

“She should have given me severe punishment when I committed the

first theft. Had she given me that punishment, I would have been an honest

man today,” replied the thief.

One mark is to be given for each correct identification of theunderlined word i.e. adjectives.

Quality Quantity Numeral Demonstrative Interrogative Possessive

little

happy

notorious

great

honest

serious

ten

two

first

that what his

him

her

me

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Q. 5 Match adjectives given in A with nouns given in B. 10

(A)Adjective (B)Noun

1) stupid a) chance

2) greedy b) step

3) dangerous c) merchant

4) national d) answer

5) golden e) problem

6) airy f) colours

7) natural g) programme

8) sweet h) song

9) weekly i) day

10) cloudy j) room

For each correct match one mark it to be given. No marks forfalse or no match.

Answers:

1) ↔ d 2) ↔ c 3) ↔ e 4) ↔ h 5) ↔ a

6) ↔ j 7) ↔ f 8) ↔ b 9) ↔ g 10) ↔ i

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Scoring Key

Subject: English grammar Unit: Pronoun

Marks: 70 Time: 45 minutes

Q. 1 Rewrite each sentence. Replace the underlined words with a

Personal Pronoun. 10

For each correct selection of appropriate personal pronoun is to be given one mark.

1. We had to leave early for school.

2. They helped the teacher.

3. Where did she go?

4. Was that her phone ringing?

5. I wonder if he knows the phone number.

6. Let's go for a ride in his car.

7. They went to the game together.

8. This is their school.

9. He is writing a report on Thomas Edison.

10. Do you want to go to the party with them?

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Q. 2 Pick out the Demonstrative pronoun from the following

sentences. 10


1. That is his car.

2. Those are your toys.

3. This is our farm.

4. Those are their tractors.

5. That is my bag.

6. This is your purse.

7. Those are his kites.

8. That is her pen.

9. This is our school.

10. That is their shop.

Q. 3 Fill in the blanks with relative pronouns: 10

For each correct selection of appropriate word is to be given one mark.

1. God helps those who help themselves.

2. This is all that I wanted to say.

3. Listen to what I say.

4. The driver who was dead drunk lost control of the vehicle.

5. I have found the purse which I had lost.

6. The sun whose rays give us head and light is often worshipped

as God.

7. There is nothing that I would not do for you.

8. A young lady whom I knew came to our help.

9. This young lady is facing the same problems as I have faced.

10. The tiger which had turned a man-eater could not be located.

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Q. 4 Pick out the Interrogative pronoun from the following

sentences. 10


1. Who is in charge?

2. Whom do you think we should invite?

3. Whose is this book?

4. Which jumper do you like?

5. What did she say?

6. Whom did you phone?

7. Who wrote the novel ‘Gujarat no nath’?

8. What is her phone number?

9. Which is your mother?

10. What do you want?

Q. 5 Pick out the Indefinite pronoun from the following sentences. 10


1. All the students of my class went on a picnic.

2. He has two sons. Each of them got the prize.

3. There is something in your hair. I think it is a bug.

4. One of the peons may go home.

5. Have you any book?

6. I saw nothing in the cupboard.

7. Anyone can prepare tea for me.

8. Everyone was looking at his bread.


10. Some are born great.

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Q. 6 Pick out the Distributive pronoun from the following sentences. 10


1. Neither of my two friends come to help me.

2. Each of these pen knifes costs ten rupees.

3. He has two daughters, but neither of them go to school.

4. Either of two boys is wrong.

5. I have two cars but I like neither of them.

6. Each of my sister got five rupees.

7. Either of the two mangoes is ripe.

8. Neither of these girls is dull.

9. There are fifty students in each class.

10. Neither of the two books is costly.

Q. 7 Tell which pronouns in the following sentences are Reflexive and

which Emphatic. Write “R” for Reflexive and “E” for Emphatic.

For each correct selection of appropriate personal pronoun is to

be given one mark. 10

1. She herself confessed her guilt. ( E )

2. The fairy will go herself. ( R )

3. The farmer hurt himself with an axe. ( R )

4. The dove itself will bring a letter for the princess. ( E )

5. Children, teach yourselves not to tell a lie. ( R )

6. The old man built the hut himself. ( E )

7. I wash my self when I get up. ( R )

8. They have got themselves into a mess. ( R )

9. I my self heard the remark. ( E )

10. Some people are always talking about themselves. ( E )

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Scoring Key

Subject: English grammar Unit: Verb


Q.1 Underline the verbs in the following sentences and write whether

they are action verbs or not action verbs. 10

For each correct selection of appropriate verb is to be given onemark.

1. The baby crawls across the floor. action verb

2. Science is my favorite subject. not action verb

3. The rocket blasts into the sky. action verb

4. The boys were hungry. not action verb

5. I searched for my missing sock. action verb

6. The sun is in the sky. not action verb

7. Mayur clicked the computer mouse. action verb

8. Dr. Vala examines his patient. action verb

9. Those flowers are red. not action verb

10. Seven fish swim in the aquarium. action verb

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Q. 2 Read each set of words. Determine which word is the verb and

write it on the line. 10

For each correct finding of Verb one mark is to be given.

1. walk after boot candy walk

2. tastes dice finger easy tastes

3. crayon hair stays into stays

4. jail remains key door remains

5. looks my nickel pail looks

6. eat boat goat hole eat

7. mouse pink needs oar needs

8. is jar king letter is

9. art break daily cookie break

10. wall you smells zoo smells

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Scoring Key

Subject: English grammar Unit: Adverb


Q. 1 Fill in the blank with appropriate word given in the bracket. 10( well, happily, angrily, greedily, fluently, simply, gently,wonderfully, carelessly, loudly)For each correct selection of appropriate word is to be given one

mark.

1. She smiles happily.

2. He shouts loudly.

3. She speaks English fluently.

4. They spoke to us angrily.

5. Rajesh drives carelessly.

6. The boy looked at the chocolate box greedily.

7. Rehman plays the piano wonderfully.

8. Kala dances really well.

9. You simply have to put one word in each space.

10. The mother gently laid the baby in the bed.

Q. 2 Find out the adverb in each of the following sentences and write

that adverb in the space given. 10

For each correct finding of adverb one mark is to be given.

1. It took nearly two hours to get here. nearly

2. This is the place where he fell down. down

3. They were always friendly. always

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4. I often play badminton with my sister. often

5. My father is rarely late for work. rarely

6. I have never seen such courage. never

7. The mail carrier finally arrived. finally

8. We ran out to meet her. out

9. I searched everywhere for my book. everywhere

10. We go for a walk daily. daily

Q. 3 Pick out the adverbs in these sentences and say what kind of

adverb the are: 10


1. The doctor carefully examined my father. Adverb of manner

2. It is raining outside. Adverb of place

3. I shall come soon. Adverb of time

4. He tried twice but could not access the

site. Adverb of frequency

5. The hall is nearly packed. Adverb of manner

6. Dr. Kothari is seldom wrong in his

diagnosis. Adverb of frequency

7. The farmer tried hard to find a customer. Adverb of manner

8. I looked for my missing notebook

everywhere. Adverb of place

9. He never eats fast food. Adverb of time

10. I am feeling much better. Adverb of degree

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Scoring Key

Subject: English grammar Unit: Preposition


Q. 1 Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. Select these prepositions from the ones given in the brackets: 10

For each correct selection of appropriate word is to be given onemark.

1. He sat at the table to write a letter. (at, on)

2. We rested under a tree. (under, below)

3. They have been troubling us since the begging. (since, from)

4. She was born at Mumbai. (at, in)

5. She cut the vegetables with a knife. (by, with)

6. Come into the garden, please. (in, into)

7. The work should be finished by Sunday. (by, till)

8. We stay near the metro station. (near, under)

9. The fox jumped over the wall. (over, on)

10. We went Simla by train. (by, in)

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Q. 2 Under line the Compound Prepositions. 10

For each correct finding of Preposition one mark is to be given.

1. I shall be back within a week.

2. A small table was lying between the two chairs.

3. One should think twice before one takes one step.

4. The flag waved above our heads.

5. They went along the railway line looking for the missing child.

6. Please put this bag beside the box.

7. Besides giving me books, she gave me her notes.

8. Distribute these books among the children.

9. Paresh swam across the river.

10. There is no rose without thorns.

Q.3 Tick the correct preposition: 10

For each correct selection of appropriate word is to be given onemark.

1. The soldier’s sword lay (with, by, from) his side.

2. The frog jumped (in, into, at) the pond.

3. He sat (beside, besides) his cottage door.

4. I bought this book (for, with, in) fifty rupees.

5. I prefer milk (than, from, to) tea.

6. Do you trust (in, on, over) God?

7. The train stops (at, on, in) many stations.

8. Mohan is swimming (in, on, over) the lake.

9. The snake was killed (by, with, to) a stick.

10. The aero plane was flying (on, above, over) the clouds.

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Scoring Key

Subject: English grammar Unit:Conjunctions



(Cumulative and Adversative co-ordinating conjunctions)


1. He fell off a horse and hurt his leg.

2. Her writing is good but her spellings are weak.

3. He is more than eighty years old; still he is quite healthy.

4. Make hay while the sun shines.

5. The thief was both fines and imprisoned.

6. He as well as you is innocent.

7. Congratulations, Mohini, you type not only quickly but also

accurately.

8. I am all right, only I am tired.

9. Many villagers are illiterate, however wise they are.

10. She no less than he is regular.

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(Alternative and Illative co-ordinating conjunctions)


1. You must apologies, or you will be dismissed.

2. He is neither lazy nor careless.

3. Let me take leave of you, for I am getting late.

4. Either attend to your lesson or leave the class.

5. We missed the bus, therefore we took a taxi.

6. You must be bold, or you will not be able to face the world.

7. He did not report in time, so he was not selected.

8. We can either walk down or take a bus.

9. Hurry up, otherwise you will be late for the school.

10. She will rise in life, for she is sincere and hardworking.

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Scoring Key

Subject: English grammar Unit: Interjection


Q. 1 Circle the interjection in each sentence. 10

For each correct finding of interjection one mark is to be given.

1. Hey! You left me behind.

2. Ouch! That soup is hot.

3. Yow! That cave is very deep.

4. Hurray! We won the game.

5. Wow! Raja hit the ball far.

6. Aw! There is no more popcorn.

7. Hurry! I saw something scary in the cave.

8. Alas! I cannot go with you.

9. Ah, I see what you mean.

10. Bravo! You aced the test.

Q. 2 Two children are chatting on the internet. Their interjectionshave got mixed up. Rewrite these sentences using the correctinterjections. 6

For each correct selection of interjection two marks is to be given.

Hello! Where were you yesterday? I tried your number many times. Do youknow Sachin Tendulkar is coming to school tomorrow?

Oh! Sachin Tendulkar! That’s really great.

Alas! I won’t be able to meet him. I’ve to go for an elocution competition.

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No. Gr. Noun Adj. Pro. Verb Adverb Prepo. Conject. Interje. Total

1 Con 38 32 54 18 8 19 19 10 198

2 Con 31 40 52 17 3 21 16 10 190

3 Con 38 40 55 20 17 18 14 10 212

4 Con 26 29 61 11 5 20 16 10 178

5 Con 23 24 51 3 11 17 5 16 150

6 Con 14 22 57 19 4 20 8 16 160

7 Con 34 27 54 7 2 20 11 12 167

8 Con 26 30 59 20 4 17 15 14 185

9 Con 31 26 58 11 17 21 10 16 190

10 Con 29 28 30 13 13 10 7 10 140

11 Con 33 36 49 14 11 19 18 16 196

12 Con 27 17 31 16 9 21 4 10 135

13 Con 30 37 37 19 13 14 11 16 177

14 Con 36 47 61 20 19 18 20 16 237

15 Con 31 17 23 3 8 18 5 16 121

16 Con 33 24 43 19 13 20 10 16 178

17 Con 36 38 67 20 20 26 20 16 243

18 Con 31 23 49 17 11 16 20 16 183

19 Con 38 42 59 16 14 19 19 16 223

20 Con 29 23 52 15 10 17 17 16 179

21 Con 28 23 41 9 6 20 13 16 156

22 Con 25 22 46 11 9 19 17 16 165

23 Con 20 23 51 12 10 17 13 16 162

24 Con 27 23 48 6 8 19 10 15 156

25 Con 33 27 54 8 3 24 18 16 183

26 Con 29 28 62 13 13 18 19 10 192

27 Con 38 45 62 20 17 18 17 16 233

28 Con 39 40 61 18 16 21 20 10 225

29 Con 26 19 40 4 2 21 11 16 139

30 Con 28 32 59 30 17 24 19 16 225

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31 Con 11 17 28 2 5 13 3 7 86

32 Con 37 40 60 17 18 20 20 16 228

33 Con 31 24 52 11 15 20 19 13 185

34 Con 27 27 31 13 9 21 8 16 152

35 Con 15 11 11 1 4 9 1 12 64

36 Con 27 38 65 18 20 25 18 11 222

37 Con 39 40 63 4 10 19 17 16 208

38 Con 32 41 66 20 18 24 20 16 237

39 Con 28 32 20 7 16 19 5 16 143

40 Con 28 34 62 17 14 19 17 13 204

41 Con 28 21 34 13 4 24 4 16 144

42 Con 35 35 53 11 13 20 12 16 195

43 Con 27 18 35 10 5 21 2 16 134

44 Con 41 39 60 10 17 22 19 12 220

45 Con 34 38 56 18 17 21 17 16 217

46 Con 30 19 55 14 0 20 15 16 169

47 Con 18 15 31 3 5 18 10 12 112

48 Exp 26 42 61 16 17 22 17 16 217

49 Exp 40 41 49 20 25 18 19 16 228

50 Exp 37 44 67 20 26 20 19 16 249

51 Exp 37 39 64 19 24 21 16 16 236

52 Exp 23 36 68 19 9 21 18 16 210

53 Exp 27 36 64 16 14 22 17 16 212

54 Exp 38 38 62 19 21 20 18 16 232

55 Exp 34 35 49 19 24 23 16 16 216

56 Exp 34 41 57 20 22 22 18 16 230

57 Exp 39 35 51 20 17 18 18 16 214

58 Exp 25 25 52 19 11 15 18 16 181

59 Exp 22 40 58 15 18 23 18 16 210

60 Exp 60 40 62 19 20 27 20 16 264

61 Exp 39 40 62 13 25 22 19 16 236

62 Exp 35 37 59 19 22 25 14 15 226

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63 Exp 35 39 59 20 23 28 19 16 239

64 Exp 32 28 57 10 9 19 8 16 179

65 Exp 41 40 63 20 23 21 20 16 244

66 Exp 31 40 63 20 23 23 19 16 235

67 Exp 25 29 63 20 21 18 17 16 209

68 Exp 27 37 65 20 20 21 19 16 225

69 Exp 43 37 64 20 15 21 20 16 236

70 Exp 20 33 50 20 18 8 15 16 180

71 Exp 43 44 66 20 25 24 18 12 252

72 Exp 37 43 61 19 10 17 19 16 222

73 Exp 45 43 66 20 23 20 19 16 252

74 Exp 37 40 67 20 25 22 19 16 246

75 Exp 24 22 59 16 10 16 15 10 172

76 Exp 26 36 58 12 7 21 17 16 193

77 Exp 36 31 58 18 19 20 16 16 214

78 Exp 35 40 59 20 19 21 17 16 227

79 Exp 29 35 45 15 18 23 18 16 199

80 Exp 19 31 42 14 14 15 17 14 166

81 Exp 41 38 49 16 19 21 19 16 219

82 Exp 31 37 53 17 21 26 82 16 283

83 Exp 31 40 64 19 25 22 17 16 234

84 Exp 41 45 68 19 26 20 19 16 254

85 Exp 32 40 53 20 30 23 18 16 232

86 Exp 38 35 48 20 21 16 17 16 211

87 Exp 22 32 65 15 10 20 16 10 190

88 Exp 24 15 50 4 16 15 16 10 150

89 Exp 12 26 53 12 11 21 13 16 164

90 Exp 31 40 64 19 19 23 18 16 230

91 Exp 22 21 66 6 11 23 17 11 177

92 Exp 29 33 43 16 15 8 18 16 178

93 Exp 40 42 59 20 24 22 19 16 242

94 Exp 37 42 61 19 23 22 17 16 237

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Appendix – 10

Word Formation

Noun Verb Adjective Adverbaction act active activelyadvice advise advisory ------agreement agree agreeable agreeablyanger ------ angry angrilyapplication apply applicable applicablyargument argue arguable arguablyarrangement arrange arranged ------beauty beautify beautiful beautifullybravery brave brave bravelybreadth broaden broad broadlybrightness brighten bright brightlybrilliance ------ brilliant brilliantlycalculation calculate calculative calculatinglycalmness becalm calm calmlycelebration celebrate celebrated ------centre ------ central centrallychallenge challenge challenging challenginglycheer cheer cheerful cheerfullychoice choose chosen ------civilization civilize civilized ------comfort comfort comfortable comfortablycomparison compare compared comparativelycompetition compete competitive competitivelyconclusion conclude conclusive conclusivelyconfidence confide confident confidentlyconfusion confuse confused confusinglyconstruction construct constructive constructivelycorrection correct corrective correctivelycourage encourage courageous courageouslycreation create creative creativelyculture ------ cultural culturallydamage damage damaged damaginglydanger endanger dangerous dangerouslydeath die dead deadlydecision decide decisive decisively

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Noun Verb Adjective Adverbdesire desire desirous desirouslydevelopment develop developed ------discovery discover discovered ------discussion discuss discussed ------donation donate donated ------doubt doubt doubtful doubtfullyeagerness eager eager eagerlyeducation educate educated ------energy energize energized ------engagement engage engaged engaginglyexplanation explain explained ------failure fail failed failinglyfame defame famous famouslyfault ------ faulty faultilyfortune ------ fortunate fortunatelyfright frighten frightened frighteninglygreatness ------ great greatlygrowth grow growing growinglyguarantee guarantee guaranteed ------happiness ------ happy happilyharm harm harmful harmfullyhatred hate hated hatefullyhealth heal healthy healthilyheart hearten hearty heartilyheaviness ------ heavy heavilyhistory ------ historical historicallyhonour honour honourable honourablyhope hope hopeful hopefullyhorror horrify horrible horriblyhunger ------ hungry hungrilyidentification identify identified ------imagination imagine imagined ------improvement improve improved improvinglyintelligence ------ intelligent intelligentlyinterest ------ interesting interestinglyintroduction introduce introductory ------invitation invite inviting invitinglylaughter laugh laughing laughinglylaziness ------ lazy lazilylength lengthen lengthy lengthilylife live living lively

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Noun Verb Adjective Adverblimitation limit limited limitedlylocation locate located ------loss lose losing ------love love loving lovinglyluck ------ lucky luckilymadness madden maddening maddeninglymagic ------ magical magicallymemory memorize memorable memorablymovement move moving movinglymystery ------ mysterious mysteriouslynature ------ natural naturallyobligation oblige obliging obliginglyorganization organize organized ------permission permit permitting ------player play playful playfullypleasure please pleasing pleasinglypollution pollute polluted ------poverty impoverish poor poorlypractice practise practiced ------preparation prepare prepared ------presence present present presentlyprogress progress progressing progressivelyproof prove proved/proven ------protection protect protective protectivelypurchase purchase purchasing ------purity purify pure purelyreceipt receive received ------relaxation relax relaxed ------richness enrich rich richlysadness sadden sad sadlysafety save safe safelysale sell saleable ------satisfaction satisfy satisfactory satisfactorilyselection select selected selectivelysilence silence silent silentlyskill ------ skilled skillfullyslave enslave enslaved ------sleep ------ sleepy sleepilysociety ------ social sociallysolution solve solved ------song sing singing ------

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Noun Verb Adjective Adverbstrength strengthen strong stronglystrictness ------ strict strictlysuccess succeed successful successfullythickness thicken thick thicklythought think thinking thoughtfullythrill thrill thrilling thrillinglytraining train trained ------travel travel traveling ------trial try tried ------trouble trouble troublesome ------trust trust trusty trustilyvalue value valuable ------vibration vibrate vibrating ------warmth warm warm warmlywaste waste wasted ------weight weigh weighty weightilywickedness ------ wicked wickedlywin win winning ------wisdom ------ wise wiselywish wish wishful wishfullywonder wonder wonderful wonderfully

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Appendix – 11

The same words can be used as different parts of speech,depending upon the sense that is intended to be conveyed in a sentence. Thestudents are advised to study the following examples very carefully.

ABOUTAdverb : He always talks about his exploits in the jungle.Preposition : I know everything about his family.

ABOVEAdjective : Please study the above example carefully.Adverb : He looked above in the sky.Noun : We should be afraid of the above while thinking bad

about anybody.Preposition : Nobody is above the law.

ALLAdjective : All the birds flew away.Adverb : I have accomplished this task all alone.Noun : He lost his all in speculation.Pronoun : All passed the resolution with one voice.

ANYAdjective : Does any body know Shah’s house?Adverb : Is he any better now?Pronoun : Will any of the boys lead that blind man across the road?

BACKAdjective : He has got a back-door entry.Adverb : She came back after five days.Noun : We should not speak against anybody behind his back.Verb : He backed out of his promise.

BEFOREAdverb : It appears I have seen him before.Conjunction : The workers had left for their houses before the sunset.Preposition : The train reached the station before time.

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BETTERAdjective : This pen is better than that.Adverb : Better alone than in bad company.Noun : We should emulate our betters.Verb : We should always endeavour to better our own precious

performance.

BOTHAdjective : One cannot have it both ways.Conjunction : Both the boys are brothersPronoun : Both of you requested to accompany me.

BUTAdverb : It was but natural on his part to behave in this manner.Conjunction : We ran fast but could not catch the train.Preposition : None but the brave deserve the fair.Pronoun : There was none but wanted to talk to him.

BRAVEAdjective : A brave man is not afraid of anybody.Noun : The brave are honored every where.Verb : We had to brave fearful odds.

BOOKNoun : This book is very interesting.Adjective : Place the book on the book-shelf.Verb : I have got my seat booked in the train.

COLOURNoun : The Holi is a festival of colours.Adjective : We have got a colour T.V.Verb : Everybody colours an event according to his own whims.

COPYNoun : How many copies of this letter do you want?Adjective : This is my copy-book.Verb : Did you copy this lesson from the book?

CLOSENoun : The meeting came to a close at 5:00 p.m.Adjective : He is my close friend.Verb : The courts are closed during summer.

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Adverb : A miser keeps his money close to his bosom.

DOWNNoun : The old man has seen many ups and downs in his life.Adjective : The down train is expected at 3:00 p.m.Verb : Down with tyranny!Adverb : Down went the vessel into the sea.Preposition : The car rushed down the slope.

ENOUGHNoun : Enough is enough.Adjective : He has enough money.Adverb : He was kind enough to come to our rescue.

EXPRESSNoun : The Kalka Express leaves Delhi at 5:00 a.m.Adjective : We travelled by an express train.Verb : She expressed her desired to become a nurse.

FASTNoun : She observes a fast every Monday.Adjective : Fast food is available at this restaurant.Verb : Gandhiji fasted for many days for communal harmony.Adverb : This horse runs fast.

FAIRNoun : A fair is a source of fun and business.Adjective : He is very fair in his dealings.Verb : Please fair out this document.Adverb : She bids fair to be a nurse.

FINENoun : The boy had to pay a fine for misconduct.Adjective : It is very fine today.Verb : She was fined for coming late.Adverb : The weather looks fine.

GOODNoun : It is our duty to care for the food of others.Adjective : He is very good man.

HOPENoun : As long as there is life, there is hope.

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Verb : She hopes to pass.

LASTNoun : We shall fight to the last.Adjective : We shall fight to the last man.Verb : The rain lasted for two hours.Adverb : The child was found at long last.

LONGNoun : The long and short of this is that he has lost everything

inspeculation.

Adjective : Our school is a long distance away from my house.Verb : She long to pass the I.A.S. examination.Adverb : Falsehood con not last long.

MATCHNoun : He is no match for your.Verb : Will you mind if I open the window?

ORDERNoun : We must obey the orders of out teachers.Adjective : Please note down everything in the order-book.Verb : He ordered me to follow him.

POCKETNoun : Somebody has picked my pocket.Adjective : I have lost my pocket-book.Verb : Who can pocket such an insult?

ROUNDNoun : The doctor is on his round in the ward.Adjective : The hall is round.Verb : The paisa is rounded off to the nearest rupee.Adverb : I was at last able to bring him round to my views.

RESPECTNoun : He has no respect for his elders.Verb : We should respect our elders.

RETURNNoun : I wish you many happy returns of the day.Adjective : I am on my return journey.

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Verb : I shall return shortly.

SPRINGNoun : Spring is the season of colour and music.Adjective : Spring season is going to set in.Verb : The lion sprang upon the jackal.

WELLNoun : The water of this well is sweet.Adjective : Well water is good for health.Verb : Tears welled up in his eyes.Adverb : He has done well in business.

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